Category: Comic Books

At Anime NYC, Part of Manga Mavericks 2027 Release Schedule Get Announced!

Part of the Manga Mavericks 2027 release schedule was announced during Anime NYC’s opening night.

Manga Mavericks 2027 releasesDuring Anime NYC’s opening night, Manga Mavericks 2027 release schedule got announced. While two titles may seem like a modest lineup, perhaps the publisher has bigger plans to reveal later. For fans of small-press works, these genre-defying releases look promising. Preorders are now live through the official website, and without further ado, here they are:

Midnight Robot, Volume One

Midnight Robot, Volume One

Created by Yohei Sajita, the series follows Fumiko Daidouji, whose seemingly ordinary life is turned upside down when her estranged father suddenly returns with a rather unusual gift: a screw embedded in her skull. According to her father, the screw is necessary to protect Fumiko from a mysterious organization. Unfortunately for her, the organization actually exists, and it has a very specific reason for wanting that screw. It can be used to summon a giant robot.

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What’s Worth Hiding Under the Sand? A Top 3 Mid-Summer Comic Book Guide to Horror

Before we resume our Fantasia Film Festival, some frightful reading is in order with this mid-Summer comic book guide on what’s hot under the sun and not.

Mid-Summer Comic Book Guide and the WolfmanAs we are now knee deep into Summer and resting inside tents, just what scares can comic book publishers offer? Between melting in Montreal (okay, technically we’re not as our coverage of Fantasia Film Festival is remote) and wanting some time to relax in between films, thankfully all is cooler in the Pacific Northwest. With this mid-Summer comic book guide, I had to let readers know just what I’m reading.

Just what series can make for a scary summer depends on what’s your jam, and as some publishers are readying for All Hallow’s Eve already, that doesn’t mean what’s out now can do the job. There are enough monster mash-ups, gothic revivals, and tributes to make this bright season look good.

Here’s my top picks on what to read if hiding out from the sun if your thing.

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In Spider-Man Brand New Day, Even Spidey Has To Ask, “Won’t You Be My Neighbour?”

Yes, Mr. Rogers sang it best, but for Spider-Man Brand New Day, it’s a tough time for the webslinger as he has to deal with life without his besties, and a threat that can affect the future of the MCU. Beware of spoilers.

Spider-Man Brand New DayTechnically, Spider-Man Brand New Day is a restart of sorts where Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is debating if he should reconnect with what’s lost following the events of the last film. He knows he should move on, but when MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) aren’t there and he longs to reconnect, to watch from afar is genuinely creepy!

When he’s not looking in on their lives, he’s affecting others, mostly random New Yorkers getting mugged or some brand new villain. After dealing with Scorpion and Hammerhead, I think the rogue’s gallery is getting thinned out! But when there’s a new player he can’t figure out, that’s when things go from bad to worse.

As the trailers have teased, it seems Parker is losing control. His arachnid DNA is asserting itself and early speculation hinted at him becoming the man-spider. It’s an arc I loved from the comics and animated series, and that can still happen. But as for when, that’s hard to say.

Making a live-action film takes up to two or three years; in animation, where the story has been told during the 90s animated series run, his “mutant” run was short-lived, and with this latest take, there may be other consequences. From the same said series, Petey had anger management issues because of it. And perhaps that’s why we see this lad go find Doctor Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), and get his advice.

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Celebrating 40 Years of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters With New Editions!

Dynamite Comics is celebrating 40 years of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters with a Kickstarter campaign collecting Don Chin’s cult comic series in two remastered volumes.

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters Volume SetDynamite Entertainment

Back when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exploded onto the comic book scene, interest in anthropomorphic animal heroes took off too! Those were the days, and not everyone caught on to the other titles trying to ride that craze. One such title that slipped past some readers was Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, and it built its own special following. Now, Dynamite Comics is offering a limited-time Kickstarter campaign for the first comprehensive reprint of the series created by Don Chin.

At the time of writing, this celebration and crowdfunding opportunity is live, and fans are encouraged to lock in their pledges to secure their hauls!

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Titan Manga’s The Five Star Stories Delayed (Again). The Latest Updates.

Titan Manga’s new English edition of The Five Star Stories has shifted release dates again, but the larger page counts suggest this reissue may package the classic arcs in a new way.

The Five Star Stories manga original English editionWhen Titan Comics’ Manga label first announced the new English edition of The Five Star Stories at Anime Expo 2025, the target release was March 2026. That later shifted to July 7, 2026 for Volume 1. More recent listings now show Volume 1 scheduled for September 1, 2026. Whatever the reason for the shift, let’s hope the wait is worthwhile. I suspect it will be. This latest release aims to package narrative arcs together rather than one unit at a time.

This note is important for those unsure how this release will be handled. The universe has since been retconned for Mamoru Nagano‘s Gothicmade continuity, and those narrative decisions may well be hiding in this “new translation,” if that’s what Titan Manga is using. The previous translated version, released by Toyspress, had a diamond design to indicate which volume that story arc belongs to. The Titan version uses an inverted pyramid.

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Believe it or Not, AMP Comics Wants The Greatest American Hero To Find Closure

In addition to a review of the FBCD release of The Greatest American Hero, we look at what’s in store for the franchise. If you’ve missed out in getting that teaser, fret not. After the retail release, there’ll be a Kickstarter deluxe edition. And we clear the air on what’s what.

Free Comic Book Day The Greatest American HeroKickstarter Preview

Although details remain scarce about AMP Comics’ continuation of The Greatest American Hero, fans are already speculating about what the mini-series will explore when it debuts in July. After the Free Comic Book Day preview, a Kickstarter edition was announced faster than readers could plug in the regular release.

Some fans may wonder if the crowdfunding campaign offers a separate, brand-new story. Based on the current details, AMP Comics is presenting it as a hardcover edition with bonus exclusives. The five-issue mini-series will not wrap until November or so, and this deluxe version likely will not ship until sometime in 2027.

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